Ghindari
Ghindari
Makfalva | |
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Commune | |
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| Country |  Romania |
| County | Mureş County |
| Status | Commune |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zsigmond Vencel (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,250 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 547265 |
| Area code | +40 265 |
| Website | www.makfalva.eu |
Ghindari (Hungarian: Makfalva, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒkfɒlvɒ]; German: Eicheldorf) is a commune in Mureş County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.
Component villages
The commune is composed of five villages:
| In Romanian | In Hungarian |
|---|---|
| Abud | Székelyabod |
| Ceie | Cséje |
| Ghindari | Makfalva |
| Solocma | Szolokma |
| Trei Sate | Hármasfalu |
Trei Sate village, in its turn, is composed of three hamlets: Cioc (Csókfalva), Hoteşti (Atosfalva) and Ştefăneşti (Székelyszentistván).
History
Until 1918, the villages belonged to the Maros-Torda County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, the area became part of Romania. In 2004, Chibed broke away to form an independent commune.
Demographics
The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 3250, of which 91.9% are Hungarian, 7.4% Roma and 0.7% Romanian.
See also
Gallery
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Abud -
Abud -
Statue of Miklós Wesselényi -
View of Ghindari village -
Trei Sate
